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Carbon footprint

South African start-up Faro is using AI to turn fashion’s waste into affordable luxury

Business Maverick

South African start-up Faro is using AI to turn fashion’s waste into affordable luxury

By Lisakanya Venna

Watch — how big is your carbon footprint?

World

Watch — how big is your carbon footprint?

By Yale Climate Connections

Humanity now lives on natural resources borrowed from the future

South Africa

Humanity now lives on natural resources borrowed from the future

By Kristin Engel

The planet’s going to the dogs, so is your pet climate-friendly? Here’s paws for thought

Our Burning Planet

The planet’s going to the dogs, so is your pet climate-friendly? Here’s paws for thought

By Peter Alexander

After the Bell: Of paper routes, petrol station attendants, typists and coal miners

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Of paper routes, petrol station attendants, typists and coal miners

By Ed Stoddard

Tourism is back on track, along with the cloud of carbon emissions

South Africa

Tourism is back on track, along with the cloud of carbon emissions

By Steve Kretzmann

Watch your steps – consider your carbon footprint and travel in eco-friendly style

Our Burning Planet

Watch your steps – consider your carbon footprint and travel in eco-friendly style

By Jamie Venter

Should electric cars be used in a country with an energy crisis as serious as South Africa’s?

Our Burning Planet

Should electric cars be used in a country with an energy crisis as serious as South Africa’s?

By Julia Evans

South Africa’s new environmental policy – a positive shift or a licence to kill?

South Africa

South Africa’s new environmental policy – a positive shift or a licence to kill?

By Michael Chèze

South Africa’s framework for a just transition fails to recognise the climate emergency

South Africa

South Africa’s framework for a just transition fails to recognise the climate emergency

By Vishwas Satgar, Charles Simane, Awande Buthelezi, Jane Cherry and Ferrial Adam

Why fighting climate change is a laughing matter (sometimes)

World

Why fighting climate change is a laughing matter (sometimes)

By Laura Millan Lombrana for Bloomberg

Amazon says its planet-warming carbon emissions grew 18% in 2021

World

Amazon says its planet-warming carbon emissions grew 18% in 2021

By Bloomberg and Reuters